Halloween
A Pansexual Ball
October
27
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Ghouls. Ghosts. Goblins. Dominatrixes. Naked chefs. We know how to celebrate Halloween! From special
festivities and costume contests at your favorite watering hole, to large produced annual events, there is much
to choose from to celebrate Halloween this year (for most venues, the main festivities occur on the Saturday
before Halloween, October 27).
Billed as Portland’s biggest Halloween Party with approximately 2,000 ghosts, zombies, and vampires, the
Portland Erotic Ball celebrates its 13th year, usually considered an ominous anniversary but for this wicked
event, well-suited. While this isn’t a gay-only event, it welcomes a pansexual audience interested in the sexy
side of the scare. Hosted by Emmy-nominee Sasha Scarlett, this event is held at the Crystal Ballroom.
Says Scarlett, “It is great to know
that our event will sell out. We’ve
built a great brand showcasing
an adult Halloween party experi-
ence...” People from as far away as
Hawaii and Florida come to com-
pete in the costume contest.
Scarlett adds that this year’s event
will feature the entertainment of
Pepe & the Bottle Blondes, Keegan
Smith, and The Slants, and will
also feature aerial acts and 6 fetish
demonstration stages showcasing
bondage, flogging/paddling, elec-
tric shock, tickling, and suspension.
(Now where did I leave my nipple
clamps???)
Portland Erotic ball
is billed as
Portland’s biggest
Halloween Party
with attendence
over 2,000.
Costumes are mandatory at this
party. More than $5,000 in prizes
will be given away for categories
such as Most Original, Sexiest Cou-
ple, and Best Group. A few of Scar-
lett’s favorite costumes include: two guys who came on stage dressed as the Titantic, broke apart, and then
sank and a group dressed as lifelike Orks during the Lord of the Rings craze, complete with 15-foot wingspans.
“Our goal with this event is to make sure we have a balance between lifestyle enthusiasts — meaning those
from the queer, BDSM, leather, swingers, bondage, piercing/tattoo, sex positive communities, and straight
couples that really have one sexy costume and want to have a great time,” added Scarlett. g
portlanderoticball.com
Portland Erotic Ball 8 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Crystal Ballroom (1332 W Burnside)
$39 or $69 vIP
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October 2012